Google puts AI task agents across 40+ apps on Samsung foldables in the biggest consumer push for agentic AI yet

Google's AI agents now handle chores across 40+ apps on Samsung's new foldables

Google just turned Samsung's newest foldables into a proving ground for consumer AI agents, embedding its Gemini Intelligence task automation across more than 40 popular apps on the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, and Flip8 1. Users can delegate shopping, restaurant reservations, travel bookings, and event ticket purchases to an agent that runs in the background while they do something else 1.

Gemini Intelligence previously ran in beta with a small set of apps 1. The jump to 40+ moves consumer-facing agents from novelty toward infrastructure.

How it works: Gemini runs in the background while you do other things. You can track its step-by-step progress on screen, step in to adjust a specific detail, then hand control back. The system notifies you when the task is ready for your final approval 1. Gemini can also now parse complex images as prompts, so you can photograph a handwritten shopping list or an inspiration photo and let the AI work from that 1. On the Z Flip8, you trigger the whole thing by long-pressing the power button from the outer Flex Window 1.

Google has not specified which 40 apps are included 2. That gap matters for app developers: being part of the initial 40 puts a service inside a new AI-mediated layer between users and their apps. Being left out could mean losing traffic to a competitor whose integration is live at launch.

Samsung's foldables also ship with Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) preinstalled, letting users drag photos, documents, and voice recordings into a side-by-side research workspace that can generate slide decks, quizzes, or podcasts from source material 1. Every Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, and Flip8 comes with a six-month trial of Google AI Pro, normally $19.99 per month, which includes video generation, the Antigravity coding tool, YouTube Premium Lite, 5TB of storage, and higher usage caps across Google's AI tools 2. Six free months is enough time to build a habit. It is also enough time to discover the limits.

The strategy extends beyond phones. The Galaxy Watch 9 activates Gemini when you raise your wrist, with no wake word required 3. Google also previewed smart glasses built with Samsung, featuring frames from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, arriving this fall, with Wear OS watches able to control them through hand gestures 3. Phone, wrist, eyes: Google is seeding Gemini across every surface a consumer touches.

Samsung gets first dibs, but Google says these features will eventually reach Pixels and other Android devices 2. The Samsung-first arrangement has become a tradition at mid-year Galaxy launches 2.

The system requires final confirmation before completing any action 1, which is both a safety feature and a friction point. If you are reviewing every step, the time savings shrink. And trusting an AI to book the right flight or order the right meal requires a level of confidence that consumer agents have not yet earned at scale.

Google is using Samsung's hardware pipeline to give agentic AI a head start in the consumer market before competitors arrive with their own versions. The distribution channel guarantees reach. What it cannot guarantee is that the first time Gemini books the wrong restaurant, the user tries again instead of opening the app themselves.